Analysis indicates that due to the war in Iran and the ensuing inflation, the market currently anticipates the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates before year-end. In an environment of rising interest rates, value stocks and high-dividend stocks typically perform well, while short-term Treasury ETFs can offer meaningful yields and avoid most interest rate sensitivity. VTV has outperformed the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by over 7 percentage points this year, VYM has a current distribution rate of 2.2%, and VGSH has a yield of 4.3%.